La
Famille Forster
Horticulture
the natural way
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La
Famille Forster
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Horticulture
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Plant Details
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Statice Petit Bouquet | Limonium | ||
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Description
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| This variety forms compact plants with a profusion of blooms on 30cm stems, the best for making short bouquets of dried flowers. | ||||
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Culture
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| Sow seeds in trays in March or direct in open ground in May. Plant at 30-50 cm distance in neutral pH. | ||||
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Harvest/Use
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{Associate}
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Cut fully open blooms in full sun and hang upside down in an airy place, avoiding exposure to sunlight. Keep cutting as each bloom opens all summer long. Once open flowers will spoil if rained upon; dead head and await the next blooms. | |||
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See also Statice
Annual
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